CVE-2000-0492 describes a weak encryption vulnerability in PassWD 1.2, where passwords stored in its file are trivially encoded, making them easily decryptable by an attacker with read access. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity that can lead to partial integrity compromise without requiring authentication. While not listed on the KEV catalog, an exploit for this specific version is available on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:passwd:passwd:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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